Headquartered in United States

Wrangler, owned by Kontoor Brands, markets sustainability commitments through its 'We Care' platform with specific targets including water conservation (10 billion liters saved by 2025) and sustainable cotton sourcing (100% by 2025). However, independent assessments note significant gaps: approximately 65% of Wrangler's cotton remains conventionally grown, the brand lacks major third-party certifications like Fair Trade or SA8000, and documented labor violations in African factories (2019) revealed sexual harassment and coercion affecting thousands of workers. While the company is a Fair Labor Association member and has responded to these incidents with oversight agreements, full supply chain transparency remains limited, and workers' wages in some regions fall below living standards.

• Renewable energy
• Net-zero target
• Waste reduction
• No forced labor
• No child labor
• Animal welfare
• Supplier code of conduct

How Wrangler scores

Three pillars, scored independently. Higher is better.

• Environmental
  55
  Likely good
• Labor
  45
  Likely fair
• Compliance
  35.3
  Likely fair

Reported concerns and allegations

Reports and allegations from named sources, linked so you can read them yourself. Being listed here doesn’t mean a claim is proven.

• Sexual harassment and gender-based violence in Lesotho factories

  A 2019 Worker Rights Consortium investigation found that women sewing jeans for Wrangler, Levi's, Lee, and The Children's Place at Nien Hsing Textile factories in Lesotho faced sexual harassment and were coerced into sexual relationships by supervisors in exchange for job security or promotions.

  Worker Rights Consortium / CBS News ↗

Wrangler products on Amazon

1 product from Wrangler, sold on Amazon (US). Leif earns a commission on qualifying purchases.

• Wrangler - Blanket
  Leif Rating: Likely Fair

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